10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 73,641 miles
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The contact owns a 2001 Cadillac Deville. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact stated that the brake pedal became extremely difficult to depress and the steering wheel locked. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a tree and the air bag deployed shortly afterwards. The vehicle did not shut off after the crash and caused sparks and fuel fumes to enter the cabin of the vehicle. The police had to cut the wires and detach the battery in order to turn off the vehicle. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a broken tailbone, a cracked sternum, and bruises and contusions across the chest. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/02/14 updated 3/2/15
- Kankakee, IL, USA
While traveling on the highway at 55mph traffic suddenly came to a stop. I had to make a panic stop at which time the brake system failed. The pedal sank to the floor, thankfully I pulled the shift lever to low and put the emergency brake on to keep from hitting the car in front of me. When I got home I jacked up the car to take a look at what was the problem and found the brake lines completely rusted, and a rupture in the actual line. After researching this appears to be a problem with Cadillac brake lines(using cheap materials).
- Hawthorne, NJ, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Cadillac Seville. The contact stated that when braking to a complete stop, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally. The contact had to cruise to a stop and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer discovered that the brakes lines were rusted completely. The dealer replaced the rear and front brakes pads, the rotors and replaced the rear and front brakes lines and calibers. The failure mileage was 90,019 and the current mileage was 91,000. Updated 10/31/12 updated 10/31/12
- Stonington, CT, USA
- Dallas, TX, USA